So far this year we have jumped eight tarpon with none brought to the boat. The next bait sported a circle hook and we got to touch the tarpon. Just lucky number 9? I do know that when the circle hook finds its mark it usually stays put.
Let the fish take the bait and hook itself before you yank the rod out of the holder and start reeling like mad. Remember to not set the hook. Simply reel tight and the fight is on.
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This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Newsletter Signup. MGFC is able to provide you with world class fishing year-round. Book a charter with MGFC, and we promise you the trip of a lifetime. We have found Ande or Trileen Big Game monofilimant line to be good choices for cost and performance. Mamoi Hi-Catch or Diamond Premium is more expensive and is a good line as well as good leader material.
You should also have some Florocarbon leader for the tough bite. We also use braided line and like Power Pro 50 pound. Our conventional reel of choice would be a Shimano TLD Shimano, Diawa and Penn make decent rods.
Ugly Stick and Star hand crafted rods are solid performers. For a little more money there are some really nice custom rods available. We like a 7 foot rod. It is a good idea to use a gimbaled rod of a heavier weight than your line rating and be sure to have a fighting belt! Tarpon fishing tips 1. Setting the hook. Most live bait tarpon fishing in Florida will be done with circle hooks. You don't need to set the hook hard with tarpon. Because of the tarpon's hard mouth the best approach is to drop back about 10 feet of line and let the line tighten up or, for the inexperienced, just leave the rod in the rod holder until the tarpon is stripping line off your reel.
Another trick is to put the rod tip in the water and reel fast! All of these tarpon hook setting techniques allow the hook to hit one of the three soft spots in a tarpons mouth, the corners on either side or the button in the middle. Set the drag right. Many anglers set the drag to tight for tarpon fishing. If you are tarpon fishing with 20 pound test line set the drag at 4 to 5 pounds. A good way to be sure of the drag setting is to use a hand held scale to double check your setting.
If the tarpon keep breaking your line use heavier line! Maintain your drag and keep your drag washers clean, to keep a drag running smoothly try lubricating the washers with a little STP. Bridge fishing has its own rules and requires the most drag and maximum pressure.
Let the tarpon run. Tarpon are strong and usually give you a very hard initial run. When tarpon fishing often lines are broken starting the drag. If you are fishing in open water let the tarpon run until it looses some steam then apply pressure. If you are fishing around obstacles that might cut your line use heavier line and tackle, put more pressure on the tarpon and chase the tarpon with your boat.
Good knots. Learn how to tie the best knots for tarpon fishing. To tie a hook or swivel on to monofiliment line up to about 50 LBS a palomer knot is hard to beat and lots of anglers like a loop knot. For heavier mono try an clinch knot or uni-knot.
For joining heavy leader to the main line a surgeons knot is my favorite but a well tied blood knot or a uni-knot work. Be sure you pull your knots up tight! Proper leaders.
A tarpons body and gill plates are abrasive and can damage line in hurry. A light leader set up for tarpon fishing would be 5 feet of 50 LB fluorocarbon leader attached to 15 or 20 LB doubled main line. For bridge tarpon fishing try 6 to 10 feet of 60 to 80 LB leader tied directly to 50 LB braid main line. If you use lead weights be sure to attach them with light copper rigging wire so they will drop off before the fight, they can be like bullets when a tarpon throws the hook.
Fight a tarpon right. If you are tarpon fishing in open water and you hook up with a tarpon be ready for a strong run and some jumps. This is not the time to apply a lot of pressure. After the initial frantic run start to apply pressure.
The rod is for fighting the tarpon, the reel is for storing the line. Try to avoid fighting the tarpon with the rod high over your head. Keep steady pressure on the tarpon by holding your rod tip down and pump up, reel down, pump up and reel down. Use the rod to pull the tarpon to you without reeling, use the reel to pick up the line you have pulled to you by dropping the rod toward the tarpon and reeling fast.
When the tarpon jumps let off pressure or "bow to the king", this keeps the line from being cut on the tarpons gill plates and body. If you feel a strong run point the rod tip at the fish and let it run on the drag resuming pressure as the run slows.
When you feel the pressure let off pick up the slack by reeling fast until you can put the pressure back on. It's always best to fight a tarpon as close as you can without getting to much line out.
This will reduce the chances of getting cut off and makes it much easier to control a tarpon.
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